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Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and improve your experience across sessions. Cookies cannot execute code or deliver viruses. This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal data more broadly.

2. Who We Are

This Cookie Policy applies to Athir FZCO (“Athir”, “we”, “us”), a free zone company registered in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, operator of the Athir behavioural intelligence-powered leadership assessment platform accessible at athir.io and associated subdomains.

3. Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies. Required for the platform to function. Cannot be disabled.

  • Session token authenticates your login session.
  • CSRF token protects form submissions against cross-site request forgery.
  • Load-balancer cookie routes requests to the correct server during a session.

Functional Cookies. Remember choices you make to enhance your experience.

  • Preference cookie stores your display or language preferences.
  • Demo access cookie retains your demo authorisation status for the current session.

Analytics Cookies. Help us understand how visitors interact with the platform. Data is aggregated and anonymised. These cookies are only set with your consent.

  • Page view analytics records which pages are visited and duration.
  • Interaction analytics captures clicks, scroll depth, and funnel drop-off points.

Marketing Cookies. We do not use third-party advertising cookies or retargeting pixels on the Athir platform. If this changes, this policy will be updated and consent will be re-requested.

4. Cookie Lifespans

  • Session token: Session. Does not persist after close.
  • CSRF token: Session. Does not persist after close.
  • Preference cookie: 12 months. Persists after close.
  • Analytics cookies: 13 months. Persists after close.

5. Your Choices and Consent

Where Athir uses non-essential cookies (analytics and, if introduced in future, marketing cookies), we seek your consent before placing them. You may withdraw consent at any time. You may also control cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View what cookies are stored and delete them individually.
  • Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies.
  • Set the browser to notify you when a cookie is being placed.

Disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent you from logging in and using the platform.

6. Third-Party Services

Some functionality is provided by third-party services that may set their own cookies. These include payment processing (Paddle) and infrastructure services. These cookies are governed by the respective third-party privacy policies and are subject to their own consent flows where required.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes to our technology or legal requirements. Where material changes are made, we will notify you via the platform or email. The date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision.

8. Contact

For questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us through the Contact Us page.